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Message: [QUOTE="Hey Adrien!, post: 3946520, member: 5787"] I've been at my house for almost five years and have finally got into a nice rhythm for lawn prep. Disclaimer: we live in a historic part of town with lots of old growth trees. Our backyard is also the leaching field for our septic system. Combine those two realities and the standards of what our lawn could look like go way way down, much to the initial disappointment of my wife who grew up on the nicest lawn in her block in Eastern Montana. Once her standards dropped closer to mine, and once we found the cost of what "great grass" would cost, I've developed a routine that's been working for us. Behind our garage, I keep our compost pile that is mostly leaves and whichever compostable items we can through back there. Every few weeks I till it and it mostly stays the same size year round. In the 40s, our house was owned by a mechanic who repaired engines. Each year, he'd throw his left over nuts/bolts/metal and bury it in the backyard, so 80 years later we have a new zombie layer of meter that seeps up from the backyard. If we have a two-three day warm spell in February, I pick out the metal: this year I got 5.6 pounds worth. My hope is that it'll stop someday as I don't think the previous owner (who rented for years) did not put in the same attention. Once that's done, I rake up any massive bald spots, spread some pre-weed stuff, plant seed and then cover with the compost in the back and then water whenever rain isn't regular. Spend about $70/year for seed and a few hours of exercise. Overall, not a recommended action for people with bigger properties who want great yards, but it works for us. [/QUOTE]

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